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Introduction of CCNP ENTERPRISE
CCNP Enterprise:Â The CCNP Enterprise certification Training prepares you for today’s professional-level job roles in networking technologies. One of the industry’s most respected certifications Training, CCNP validates the core knowledge you need while providing the flexibility to choose a focus area. Having a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification validates your ability to implement and troubleshoot both LAN and WAN networks. Â
Prerequisites of CCNP ENTERPRISE
- Knowledge of basic networking concepts (such as CCNA or equivalent).
- Familiarity with the OSI model, IP addressing, and subnetting.
- Experience with routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
- Understanding of VLANs, switching concepts, and network security fundamentals.
Table of contents:
1: The Hierarchical Network Model of CCNP ENTERPRISE
- The Hierarchical Network Model
- The Enterprise Campus Architecture
- The Access Layer
- The Distribution Layer
- The Core Layer
- The Modular Network
2: Enterprise Network Design of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Three-Tier Network Design
- Two-Tier Network Design
- L2 Access Layer Designs
- L3 Access Layer Designs
- Access Layer Topologies
- Data Center Topologies
3: Describe High-Availability Techniques of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRPs)
- FHRPs in Action
- FHRP Object Tracking
- Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
- Data Center HSRP
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
- FHRP Design
- SSO and NSF
4: Analyze WLAN Design Principles
- Autonomous Design
- Lightweight Design
- WLC Deployment Design
- AP Deployment Design
- Location Services
- Location Techniques
5: Differentiate Between On-Premises and Cloud Deployments
- What is the Cloud?
- Cloud Service Models
- Cloud Deployment Models
- On-Prem Data Centers
- The Private Cloud
- The Hybrid Cloud
6: Explain the Principles of SD-WAN
- Intro
- Traditional WAN Challenges
- Benefits of SD-WAN
- The Cisco SD-WAN Solution
- Cisco SD-WAN Management
- Cisco SD-WAN Topologies
- Cisco SD-WAN Programmability
7:Â Explain the Principles of SD-Access
- Traditional Networks
- Benefits of SDN
- SD-Access Architecture
- SDA Physical Layer
- SDA Network Layer
- SDA Controller and Management Layers
8: Explain SD-Access Fabric Operation
- SDA Control Plane – LISP
- SDA Data Plane – VXLAN
- SDA Policy Plane – CTS
- User Authentication
- Endpoint Onboarding
- Endpoint Roaming
- External Networks
- Packet Walk
9:Â Identify SD-Access Components
- Catalyst 9000 Switches
- Cisco SDA Routers
- SDA Wireless Platforms
- Other Supported Platforms
- The DNA Center Appliance
- The ISE Appliance
10: Explain SD-Access Services
- Network Automation
- Network Analytics
- Network Assurance
- Network Security
- Encrypted Traffic Analytics
- Anycast Gateways
- Network Programmability
11:Â Unpacking Cisco QoS Components
- Introduction – Unpacking Cisco QoS Components
- The Need for QoS
- Cisco QoS Models
- Methods of Classifying
- Methods of Marking
- Policing and Shaping
- Congestion Management and Avoidance
- Creating a QoS Policy
12: QoS Marking Strategy Deep Dive
- QoS Marking Strategy Deep Dive
- Marking and Layer 2 and 3
- IP Precedence vs. DSCP
- DSCP Per-Hop Behaviors
- Defining Your Trust Boundary
13: Differentiate Between Switching Mechanisms
- CAM Tables
- TCAM Tables
- Routing Information Base (RIB)
- Process and Fast Switching
- CEF and FIB
- Centralized and Distributing Switching
14: Describe Device Virtualization Technologies
- Bare Metal Data Centers
- Hypervisors
- Virtual Machines
- Virtual Switching
- Network Functions Virtualization
15: Verify Data Path Virtualization Technologies
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding Instances (VRFs)
- Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
- Recursive Routing and GRE
- IPsec Communication
- IKE Tunnels
- VPN Types
16: Configure Data Path Virtualization Technologies
- Configuring VRFs
- VRF Lab
- Configuring GRE Tunnels
- GRE Lab
- Configuring IPsec
- IPsec Lab
17: Describe LISP of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Locator-ID Separation
- LISP Control and Data Planes
- LISP Roles and Terminology
- LISP Operation
18:Â Describe VXLAN of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Scaling L2 Networks
- VXLAN Operation
- VXLAN Use-Cases
19: Troubleshoot Static and Dynamic 802.1q Trunking Protocols
- Welcome to the Troubleshoot Static and Dynamic 802.1q Trunking Protocols Skill
- Reviewing Key Trunking Concepts
- Trunking Configuration Lab
- Trunking Troubleshooting Lab
- Concluding the Troubleshoot Static and Dynamic 802.1q Trunking Protocols Skill
20: Â Troubleshooting Cisco Etherchannel and LAG Ports
- Introduction to Troubleshooting Cisco EtherChannel and LAG Ports
- EtherChannel Review and Base Configuration
- Critical LACP Show Commands
- Additional LACP Features
- Troubleshooting Static and Dynamic EtherChannel and LAG Ports
21: Fundamentals of STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)
- Welcome to STP Fundamentals
- The Challenge of Layer 2 Redundancy
- A Strategy for Solving Layer 2 Loops
- STP Tools of the Trade
- How STP Elects the Root Bridge
- Selecting the Root Port
- Selecting Designated Ports
- Blocking
- Review
22: Optimize with Rapid Spanning Tree
- Welcome the Rapid Spanning Tree
- Backwards Compatibility
- Rapid STP Port Roles
- Rapid STP Port States (Status)
- Convergence Improvements
- Rapid STP Review
23.Configure and Verify MST (Multiple STP)
- Multiple Spanning Tree
- Load Balancing with STP
- Reducing Overhead with MST
- MST Planning and Configuration
- MST Root Modification
- BPDUs in an MST Region
- MST Regions Connecting to Non-MST Switches
- Spanning Tree Challenge Lab
- Spanning Tree Challenge Lab Walk-through
24 :Â IPÂ Routing Concepts
- Welcome to IP Routing
- How Routers Learn About Networks
- IGP Routing Overview
- BGP Routing Overview
- Selecting Winning Routes for the Routing Table
- Selecting the Longest Match
- IP Routing Concepts Review
25 : Fundamentals of EIGRP
- EIGRP
- EIGRP Overview
- EIGRP Vocabulary (The beginning…)
- Reported-Advertised BW and Delay Information
- Backup Routes Concepts
- Feasible Successor (Backup Route) Lab
- Unequal Cost Proportional Load Balancing
- Passive Interface
- Metric Calculation
- Summary Routes
- EIGRP Review
26 :OSPF Foundation Concepts
- Foundations
- OSPF Overview
- Router LSAs (Type 1)
- DRs, BDRs, and Others
- Network LSAs (Type 2)
- ABRs and Summary LSAs (Type 3)
- ASBR and External LSA Type 5
- Type 4 LSAs
- OSPF Full Adjacencies
- Next Steps
27 :Basic OSPF IPv4 Configuration of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Configuration
- OSPF Network and Interface Statements
- Correcting OSPF Costs
- Reducing LSAs with a Stub Area
- Totally Stubby Areas
- Priority and Router ID
- Configure Administrative Distance (AD) and Interface Cost
- OSPF Network Types
- Authentication
- Default Routes
28. OSPF Summarization and Filtering
- OSPF Filtering and Summarization
- Summarize at the ABR
- Summarize at the ASBR
- Filtering Routes at the ABR using Not-Advertise
- Filtering Routes at the ABR with a Filter-List
- Local OSPF Route Filtering
- Filtering at the ASBR
29 :Â Configure and Verify an OSPF NSSA
- Intro to OSPF NSSA
- LSA Review
- NSSA Overview
- Configure and Verify an OSPF NSSA
- ABR LSA Type 7 Conversions for NSSA
- Default routes and the Totally NSSA
30 :Â Configure and Verify OSPFv3 with IPv6
- Introducing OSPFv3
- OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Common Ground
- Adding Interfaces to OSPFv3
- OSPF Updated LSAs
- Renamed LSAs
- Verifying LSA Types 3, 4, 5
- OSPFv3 LSA Review
- OSPFv3 Quiz
31 :Â BGP Foundation Concepts
- Introduction – BGP Foundation Concepts
- What is BGP?
- BGP Path Attributes and Loop Prevention
- BGP Sessions and Neighbors
- BGP Communication
- BGP Best Path Algorithm
32 :Â Basic BGP IPv4 Configuration
- Introduction – Basic BGP IPv4 Configuration
- Initializing BGP and Forming Neighbors
- Advertising Networks using the BGP Network Command
- Redistributing Networks to and from BGP
- BGP Route Summarization
33 :Basic BGP IPv6 Configuration
- Introduction – Basic BGP IPv6 Configuration
- Activating IPv6 BGP Neighbor Sessions
- Advertising IPv6 Networks using BGP
- Redistributing IPv6 Networks to and from BGP
- BGP IPv6 Route Summarization
34 :Describe Physical Wireless Communication of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Describing Physical Wireless Communication Intro
- Describing Radio Frequencies
- Describing Wireless Signal Mathematically
- Measuring Wireless Signal Strengths (EIRP and RSSI)
- Identifying Wireless Noise Issues
- Recognizing Wireless Bands and Channels
- Recognizing the Differences in Wireless 802.11 Standards
- Identifying Capabilities of Wireless Clients
35 :Describe Wireless AP Modes and Antenna Types
- Intro to Antennas and AP Modes
- Describing Wireless Antenna Types
- Identifying Omnidirectional Antennas
- Identifying Directional Antennas
- Differentiating Between Autonomous and Lightweight Access Points
- Identifying Client-Supporting Lightweight AP Modes
- Identifying Utility-Based Lightweight AP Modes
36 :Identify Wireless Joining and Roaming Processes
- Intro to Wireless Joining and Roaming
- Identifying Wireless Frame Types
- Discovering Wireless Networks
- Describing the Wireless Connection Process
- Deconstructing Wireless Traffic Flow
- Describing Autonomous Wireless Roaming
- Identifying L2 Controller Assisted Wireless Roaming
- Identifying L3 Controller Assisted Wireless Roaming
- Describe How Lightweight APs Join a WLC
 37 :Troubleshoot WLAN Configuration and Wireless Client Connectivity Issues
- Intro to Wireless Troubleshooting
- Choosing a Wireless Troubleshooting Methodology
- Troubleshooting the Intersection Between Wired and Wireless
- Troubleshooting AP to WLC Issues
- Troubleshooting Wireless Client Connectivity
38 :Describe and Configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Introduction – Describe and Configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Why Use Time Synchronization?
- How NTP Works
- Base NTP Configuration
- NTP Stratum Preference and Peers
39 :Configure and Verify IPv4 NAT/PAT of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Welcome to Address Translation
- NAT Vocabulary
- Static NAT Lab
- Static PAT Lab
- Dynamic PAT Lab using the Outside Interface
- Dynamic PAT Lab with Pool
- Dynamic NAT
- Two-way NAT
- NAT Review
40 :Configure and Verify First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP)
- Introducing First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRPs)
- FHRP (First Hop Redundancy Protocols) Overview
- Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
- Applying your FHRP Skills in a Production Network
- Review of Configure and Verify First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP)
41:IPv4 Multicast Fundamentals of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Welcome to Multicast
- Multicast Overview
- Multicast Distribution Trees
- Multicast Modes
- Multicast Control Protocols
- Sparse Mode SPT Cutover
- Source Specific Multicast (SSM)
- IGMP Snooping
42:Diagnose Network Problems with Ping, Traceroute, Debug, SNMP, and Syslog
- Introduction to Diagnose Network Problems with Ping, Traceroute, Debug, SNMP, and Syslog
- Ping and Traceroute: Beyond the Simple
- Beyond the Quickfix: Debug
- The Flair and Flavors of SNMP
- The Syslog Alarm Bell
43 :Â Configure and Verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Introduction – Configure and verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Defining Netflow
- Netflow Configuration
- Analyzing Netflow Data
- Understanding and Configuring Flexible Netflow
44 :Configure and Verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
- Introduction – Configure and Verify SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN
- Exploring the span of SPAN
- Configuring SPAN
- Configuring RSPAN
- Configuring ERSPAN
45 :Â Configure and Verify Cisco IP SLA
- Introduction to Configure and Verify Cisco IP SLA
- What is IP SLA?
- Configuring IP SLA Ping Functionality
- Configuring IP SLA HTTP Functionality
- Using IP SLA to Make Routing Changes
46 :Â Configure Enterprise Campuses with DNA Center Workflows
- Welcome to Enterprise SDN
- Four Workflows of DNA
- Design
- Policy
- Provision
- Assurance
- Summarizing the DNA Center Workflows
47 :Configure and Verify NETCONF and RESTCONF
- Enabling NETCONF and RESTCONF
- Configuring NETCONF
- Verifying NETCONF
- Configuring RESTCONF
- Verifying RESTCONF
- Summarizing NETCONF and RESTCONF Configuration
48 :Â Configure and Verify Device Access Control
- Introduction – Configure and Verify Device Access Control
- Securing Terminal Lines
- Understanding Cisco AAA
- Configuring AAA Authentication
- Configuring AAA Authorization
49 :Â Configure and Verify Access Control Lists
- Introduction to Filtering ACLs
- Access Control List (ACL) Overview
- Standard Numbered ACL Lab
- Standard Named ACL Lab
- Extended ACLs
50 :Configure and Verify Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
- Welcome to CoPP
- MQC Overview
- Class Maps
- Policy Maps
- Service Policy for the Control-Plane
51 :Â Understanding REST API Security
- Intro to REST API Security
- What is a REST API?
- REST APIs are Hackable
- Secure Your REST API
- REST API Authentication
52 :Â Configure and Verify Wireless Security Features
Introduction to Wireless Authentication
- Wireless Security Authentication Options
- Configuring Wireless Preshared Key Security
- Configuring Wireless Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Security
- Configuring Wireless Web Authentication
53 :Â The Components of Network Security Design
- Intro to components of Network Security Design
- Network Access Control
- End Point Security
- Next Generation Firewalls and IPS
- TrustSec and MACsec
54 :Â Interpret Python Scripts of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Interpreting Python Scripts
- Understanding Python Variables
- Working with Python Data Types
- Understanding Python Lists and Dictionaries
- Running Code Conditionally
- Looping Code
- Introduction to Classes in Python
- Bundling Code into Functions
- meters with Functions
- Interpreting Python Scripts Summary
55 :Â Use REST APIs and JSON of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- You are a Network Developer
- API vs. SNMP vs. CLI
- What is a REST API?
- Navigating a REST API
- HTTP Verbs
- Programming 101: Data
- Programming Playground Lab
- JSON, YAML, or XML?
- Interpreting JSON
- REST API Lab
- Becoming a Network Developer
56 :Â Understand and Explore Data Models of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Structuring Structured Data
- The Core Concept of Data Models
- Where YANG Comes Into Play
- Exploring YANG Data Models in Depth
- OpenConfig, Native, and IETF Models
- Summarizing Data Models
57 :Â Enterprise Automation with DNA Center Platform
- Automate the Automator
- Where the Platform Fits In
- Exploring the Platform’s Capabilities
- Interpret API Responses with Postman
- Scripting DNAC Calls with Python
- Summarizing DNA Center Platform
58 :Â Understanding the SD-WAN vManage API
- Software Define all the Things
- Where SD-WAN Fits in the Enterprise
- The Cisco SD-WAN Platform
- Exploring the SD-WAN vManage API(Ref: Introduction to CSSLP and Secure Software Development)
- Testing out API Calls with Postman
- Scripting SD-WAN Calls with Python
- Summarizing SD-WAN Automation
59 :Â Automating Devices with the RESTCONF Protocol
- The Newcomer – RESTCONF
- RESTCONF Foundations
- Basic RESTCONF Testing with Postman
- Changing Device Configs with RESTCONF and Postman
- Scripting RESTCONF with the Python Requests Library
- Summarizing RESTCONF
60 :Â Implement Cisco Extended Event Management (EEM) Applets
- Extended Event Manager Automation
- How EEM Works
- EEM Applet Syntax
- Hello World – Creating an EEM Applet
- Create a Real World EEM Applet
- Summarizing EEM Applets
61 :Â Agent vs. Agentless Orchestration Tools of Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Ansible Network Automation
- Puppet Network Automation
- Chef Network Automation
- Ansible Lab
- Puppet Bolt Lab
- SaltStack
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